| Per Westermark 01/10/10 07:12 Read: 125 times Sweden |
#172311 - FAQ isn't easy - flowchart not adequate Responding to: Andy Neil's previous message |
Not only are the answer totally dependant on the application.
But it isn't even easy to write a FAQ. The number of parameters to consider is vast, and a FAQ reader (of which there are very few) will need the knowledge to walk through all the alternatives and try to narrow down what is best. It is almost impossible to make a flow-chart for selecting different alternatives. That is why it is better when the OP supplies a lot of information, allowing use of the experience of other members. Just going cook book-style will often lead to sub-optimal solutions. For a school project, that is normally fine. It's enough to have a working solution. But, alas, you may be locked to a fixed - and not suitable - processor. In real life, you have more things to consider. Component cost, long-term availability, mplementation cost in relation to hw cost, time to market, ... |
| Topic | Author | Date |
| Connecting two 8051s | Poonam Kothawade | 01/08/10 01:31 |
| ther are lots of interfaces | Neil Kurzman | 01/08/10 01:58 |
| "RS232" (sic?) | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 02:25 |
| That is why i said type | Neil Kurzman | 01/08/10 18:08 |
| a slight difference of opinion | Erik Malund | 01/08/10 07:43 |
| I'm (probably) with Neil | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 08:35 |
| I do not, specifically if ... | Erik Malund | 01/08/10 08:50 |
| I thought you'd like that! | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 09:33 |
| I was looking from a code point of veiw | Neil Kurzman | 01/08/10 18:14 |
| if one was the best there would only be one. | Andy Neil | 01/09/10 03:38 |
| yes and no | Erik Malund | 01/09/10 07:41 |
| Lots of interfaces - Microwire; SPI; I2C | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 08:31 |
| parallel? | Maarten Brock | 01/10/10 04:01 |
| You may use whatever you like! | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 02:18 |
| I2C is serial communication. | Richard Erlacher | 01/08/10 09:44 |
| Already noted | Andy Neil | 01/08/10 10:50 |
| Sorry ... didn't mean to steal your thunder ... | Richard Erlacher | 01/08/10 12:49 |
| Is this (question) a Joke ...??? | Kiran V. Sutar | 01/09/10 12:25 |
| Very tired of the "depends" response | Justin Fontes | 01/10/10 00:41 |
| Agreed...but this happens always... | Kiran V. Sutar | 01/10/10 01:21 |
I think you missed the point!  | Andy Neil | 01/10/10 02:41 |
| Re: 'Depends'.. | Gopal Amlekar | 01/10/10 06:53 |
| it's typical ... | Richard Erlacher | 01/10/10 08:18 |
| All too common! | Andy Neil | 01/10/10 08:52 |
| FAQ isn't easy - flowchart not adequate | Per Westermark | 01/10/10 07:12 |
| Exactly! | Andy Neil | 01/10/10 08:50 |
| You wouldn't do it in everyday life - so why do it here?! | Andy Neil | 01/10/10 09:00 |
| Concrete enough? | Kai Klaas | 01/10/10 13:31 |
| Wow! | Andy Neil | 01/10/10 16:28 |
| Yes, for a while... | Kai Klaas | 01/11/10 08:42 |
| Well.. is this pretty good? | Justin Fontes | 01/11/10 21:15 |
| Still missing the point? | Andy Neil | 01/12/10 03:41 |
| Youre missing my point | Justin Fontes | 01/12/10 10:48 |
| Exactly!! | Kai Klaas | 01/12/10 11:12 |
| I see - but disagree | Andy Neil | 01/12/10 11:21 |
| not 'demanding' but 'asking' is encouraged | Erik Malund | 01/12/10 11:35 |
| Still often not possible to help... | Per Westermark | 01/12/10 17:45 |
| I agree Justin..but... | Kiran V. Sutar | 01/13/10 04:09 |
| Lots of usage details possible without giving product away | Per Westermark | 01/13/10 08:29 |
| My answer was to be quiet! | Kai Klaas | 01/13/10 08:35 |
| I will admit.... | Justin Fontes | 01/13/10 11:38 |
| That's why folks should search before posting! | Richard Erlacher | 01/13/10 12:21 |
| Please provide more details... | Anurag Mishra | 03/22/10 07:06 |
Don't you think it's a bit late for that?! | Andy Neil | 03/22/10 07:16 |